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kendotamashi
7th November 2003, 02:21 AM
hello world!

I was woundering if someone could give me an idea on what type of shinai to buy.I 've been doing kendo for 2 years now and I want to move up a noch on my shinai or at least have one good one for compitition what do you think??

thank you for your help

Andoy
7th November 2003, 01:37 PM
Let's see. I would advise purchasing a dobari type shinai. The weight on it is more closer towards the handle and feels a bit lighter too. Chokuto style shinais are more for 'one hit' style players.

kendotamashi
8th November 2003, 12:13 AM
Let's see. I would advise purchasing a dobari type shinai. The weight on it is more closer towards the handle and feels a bit lighter too. Chokuto style shinais are more for 'one hit' style players.



Thank you for the info Andoy